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Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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spine • MCC- ... spine L1-L5 ... Symptoms - Cauda ... sexual dysfunction SPINE ... Differential Diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... spine • Trauma ... spine Signs / ... of normal leg reflexes ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
flattening the lumbar ... spine. ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
Flex the hip ... Test #sciatica #lumbar ... #clinical #video ... physicalexam #msk #sports ... #orthopedics
Stork Test 

The stork test evaluates for a stress fracture of the pars interarticularis in the
spine. ... hyper-extends the spine ... #spine #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Pathogenesis and Clinical ... mass compression, spinal ... stenosis, lumbar ... gait, strength, reflexes ... superior iliac spine
Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
reproduction of radicular symptoms ... radiculopathy #Spine ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
flattening the lumbar ... spine. ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... bladder and rectal reflex ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Syndromes Spinal ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... in deep tendon reflexes ... herniation - Lumbar ... #differential #diagnosis